Non-refillable bottle.



S. L. DIGNON & M. L. DEBROSEB, Jn. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIUATION FILED m2o. 14, 1912.

1,072,583, Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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l and MICHAEL L. DEBRosEE, J r., citizens of uNirEn sTATEs rATENr oEEioE.

SYDNEY L. DIGNON AND MICHAEL L. DEEEosEE, JE., or NEWv YoEK, n. Y. y

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

l To all whom t `concern Be it known that we, SYDNEY L. VDIGNON the United States of America, residing at 426 `East One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street and 3107 Park avenue, New York, N. Y.,

United States of America, have invented vnewV and useful Improvements in Non-ReillableBottles, of which the following is a the neck of a bottle having the improved ydevice positioned therein.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents a bottle having `a neck 2 provided with an inwardly extending 4shoulder 3 adjacent the lower end thereof, .and with a groove or grooves 4 intermediate the shoulder 3 and the upper end of the neck. The ydistance between the shoulder ,3 and thegroove or grooves 4 is substantiallylequal tothe height of the non-refillable device.

The device for reventing .the refilling of; the bottle is positioned in the neck thereof, and comprises a shell 5 formed of any suit-A able material, as for example, hard 'rubberl or the like, which shell is cylindrical in form and ofy a diameter such that it will lit snugly within the neck of the bottle. The lower end ofthe shell is provided with a port or opening 6 and its upper end is provided with an interior thread 7. When in position within the neck of the bottle,*the lower end of the shell rests upon the shoulder 3,.whereby it is prevented from downward movement with respect to the bottle.

The upper end of the shell 5 is closed by a plug 8, preferably formed of the same niaterial of which the shell is formed, and provided with threads adapted to engagethe threads 7 formed in the shell. The plug is provided with a depending portion 9, which extends within the shell, being reduced in size, as clearly shown in the drawing, whereby a passageway is formed between it and the inner walll of the shell 5. The plug is provided with. an opening 10 in its upper portion which communicates, throughlaterally extending openings 11, with theV above mentioned passageway.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913. Application :filed December 14, 1912. Serial No. 736,671. l i

A washer 12, formed of rubber or the like.

is positioned between the plug'S and theV shell 5, and its width is such that its outer edge projects beyond the outer edge ofthe plug so that as the assembled device is forced Vinto the neck of the bottle, after the same has been filled, the edge of the washer will be forced to occupy a position between thezedge of `the upper end of the plug andthe neck of the bottle. v f

rIhe groove or grooves 4 are so positioned that when the device is in position the washer 12 will extend across the groove or grooves 4, kand owing to the resiliency of the material of which the washer ismade, a portion there- `of will be forced into the groove as clearly shown in the ligure, thereby locking the device securely in position and preventing itswithdrawal from the neck of the bottle.

The depending portion 9 of the plug 8 has formed therein an upwardly extending recess 13, within which the upper portion .of a valve member 14 extends. `This valve member is preferably formed .of glass lor the like, and is provided at its lower .end with a portion adapted when in its normal position to close the port 6 in theV shell 5. The valve member 14 is normally heldin its closed position by gravity and by means of a 'spring 15 positioned within the recess 13 and engaging the inner wall of the recess and the upper end of the valve member. The tension of this spring is such that it will slightly overcome the weight lof the valve member 14, so that if the bottle be inverted, when empty, the valve member 14 will be held upon its seat. As the sprino, however, Yjust overbalancesthe weight of the valve .member 14, it follows that if there is any appreciable amount of liquid in t-he bott-le the'weight of the liquid in addition to the weight of the valve member will be sufficient to'overcome the spring and to force as to allow the opening of the valve member 14. Y

The operation of the device which should be largely apparent from the drawing is as follows: Assuming the bottle to be filled with liquid, if it is vdesired to pour the liquid therefrom it is merely. necessary to tilt the bottle in the usual manner and owing to the weight of the liquid the valve mem.

ber 14 will be forced from its Vseat thereby permitting the liquid to flow through the port 6, through the passageway between the Vas above described, hold theV valve member 14 against its seat even when the bottle is inverted, and there is, therefore, no way by which the valve member 14 can be moved from its seat. The device as a whole cannot be removed from the neck of the bottle, nor can the plug be unscrewed from'the shell by reason of the fact that the washer 12 extends within and interlocks kwith the groove or grooves 4. It it be attempted forcibly to withdraw the device, as for eX- ample, by inserting a wire through the openings 10 and 11, the result would be the breakage of the parts, which as above described, are formed of hard rubber or the like, which is brittle and not adapted to stand the pulling strain which would be necessary to overcome the locking action of the washer 12 and groovek 4.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for Having described this invention, in connection with the illustrative embodiment thereof, to the details of which disclosure the invention is not, 0f course, to be limited, Vwhat is claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claim:

In combination, ya bottle provided with a shoulder in its neck portion adjacent the Vlower end thereof and with a grove intermediate its ends, a shell ttingpwithin the neck v ofthe bottle and resting on said shoulder,V

said shell having an opening in its lower end, the upper endof said shell being open and being providediwith an interior thread, a plug provided with threads engaging the Vthreads in Vvsaid shell 4and with a flange adapted to register with the upper Aedgev of the wall of said shell, a washer interposed interior of said shell, and -a valve member within said shell coperatingwith the opening in the lower end thereof to open and close the same. v

In testimony whereof we have signed our names Yto'this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- SYDNEY LfDIGNON. Y MICHAEL L. DEBROSEE, Jn. `VVitnessesz Lizzrn A. Wnrss, VELLEN MEYER. f

ve cents each, by addressingL the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

